BLOOPERS from CERN | Even astrophysicists make mistakes

Опубликовано: 13 Март 2026
на канале: Dr. Becky
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Back in February 2020, I took a trip to CERN, in Switzlerand, to chat with some particle physicists about antimatter, the Higgs Boson and dark matter. for some videos on this channel. It has always been a dream of mine to visit CERN - and I didn't want to be the astrophysicist who embarrassed herself in front of a bunch of particle physicists. But of course I was....

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To all my willing interviewees who I peppered with questions - Clara, Sam, Aaron, April, Tara, Mark - you guys are the best for giving up your time. Also, a giant THANK YOU to Michaela Livingston-Banks (of Nailing Science fame) who took time away from the desk to follow me around with a camera all week. And a HUGE thank you to Stephanie Hills at CERN for scheduling this whole trip - she was my inbox fairy ❤️

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Dr Becky Smethurst is an astrophysicist researching galaxies and supermassive black holes at Christ Church at the University of Oxford.

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